SIMPLE STEPS TO THANKFULNESS

Get your children to be more appreciative with these ideas:

● Keep gratitude journals throughout the year, recording two or three things daily that you and they are grateful for. Younger children can draw pictures.

● Make a gratitude Advent calendar with 24 pockets for kids to write notes saying what they’re grateful for each day. Read the notes on Christmas Day.

● Shortlist charities and discuss them with your child. Let them help you select which to make a donation to and encourage them to contribute.

● Be a gratitude and good manners role model. By thanking everyone yourself – from the staff in the corner shop to a generous friend – your children will follow your example.